As a concept, the Big Lap, that circumnavigation of Australia in which families pack up and head off to explore the Wide ...

Australian snubfin dolphins were only discovered as a distinct species in 2005, according to Whale and Dolphin Conservation, ...

Studying the information contained in dolphin whistles is crucial for our understanding of threats to their survival.

In most places, humpback dolphin populations are small and declining ... Ketki Jog, a PhD candidate from Australia’s James Cook University who is working in India, reported that, “Our major ...

The most common thing we get asked about our home country is what are the most unmissable places to visit in Australia and ...

Two brothers have spent countless hours searching for marine life but one 'cryptic' species has always eluded them. Watch the incredible footage.

A humpback whale stays by the side of a whale entangled in fishing gear. He spent more than five hours by her side, swimming ...

Since moving to an idyllic Aussie island six years ago, two brothers have spent countless hours observing the fascinating ...

Three of these species—Bryde's whales (Balaenoptera edeni), Australian humpback dolphins (Sousa sahulensis) and Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)—are known to maintain a regular ...

In a paper published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science, animal psychologist Tamzin Barber analysed records maintained by volunteers overseeing a group of Australian humpback dolphins that have ...

However, unlike such countries as Tonga, all Australian states forbid swimming with calves, particularly in the humpback nursery ... before a pod of showy dolphins butt in with excited chittering ...

Let’s hope for safe passage for all whales and dolphins, as they enjoy Australian waters. This article was drawn from material in Vanessa Pirotta’s new book Humpback Highway: Diving into the ...